News from November 2021
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Last night, President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke applauded the nomination. Skipwith currently serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will travel to Trondheim, Norway, on June 25-28 to continue his ongoing dialogue with international counterparts, government officials and oil and gas industry leaders regarding the safe and responsible development of offshore energy resources.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than $25 million will be paid to Gulf of Mexico coastal states and communities this week as their share of bonuses and rents on energy leases in federal waters off their coasts, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey today officially opened a California Renewable Energy Coordination Office, one of several Interior initiatives to expedite the leasing and production of renewable energy resources on public lands in the West.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. – Today, Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt visited Yellowstone National Park to renew the Trump Administration’s call for bipartisan legislation to fix infrastructure at National Parks. Along with Mrs. Pence and Yellowstone Superintendent ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Alaska’s Joe Balash to serve as the Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management. A native of North Pole, Alaska, living in Washington D.C., Balash brings more than 19 years of experience in land and natural resource management.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: Statement from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke upon conclusion of his meeting with California Governor Jerry Brown:. "I had the opportunity to meet this morning with California Governor Jerry Brown to discuss public lands, water infrastructure, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
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By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: OMAK, Wash. – On Monday, September 7, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will travel to the active North Star Fire, located approximately 12 miles north of Nespelem, Wash. While there, she will receive a briefing from the Incident Management Team on the North Star Fire and other activity within the state, meet with firefighters and tribal leaders, and hold a brief media availability.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- As part of the President's Climate Action Plan to move the economy toward clean energy sources, reduce carbon pollution and create jobs, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle today joined the U.S. Geological Survey to release the first publicly available interactive ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: LAS VEGAS -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will discuss the progress of renewable energy development and job creation in Nevada during a visit to Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 27. Secretary Salazar will participate in a ceremony with leaders who are involved in the construction of a wind turbine production and assembly plant that is expected to create over 1,000 jobs in Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: Secretary Salazar to Hold Media Teleconference to Announce Reform Initiatives for Onshore Oil and Natural Gas Leasing
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, the Department of the Interior released its climate adaptation and resilience plan, which outlines how the Department will use science as the foundation for planning and decision-making related to climate change risks, impacts and vulnerabilities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: ALBUQUERQUE, NM – On Thursday, March 14, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs Kevin K. Washburn will visit New Mexico to participate in two historic signing ceremonies for Indian Country.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: LAS VEGAS, NV – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will travel to Nevada on Thursday, kicking off a two-day swing to underscore the Department's commitment to collaborative, landscape-level solutions to conservation and water issues.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK – Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today met with senior federal and state officials in Anchorage to ensure the continuing coordination of federal responsibilities related to energy permitting in Alaska. The visit was part of President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy to safely and responsible expand domestic energy production and to coordinate energy development and permitting in Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
Release: WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, March 29th, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will host a media call regarding recent actions taken by President Trump and the Department of the Interior to lift the moratorium on federal coal leases and other actions to bolster American energy independence.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Acting U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt applauded President Donald J. Trump’s announcement that he intends to nominate Daniel Jorjani to serve as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Jorjani has been serving at Interior as the Department’s Principal Deputy Solicitor since May 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released the following statement on the agreement reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris:
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary Salazar released the following statement in response to Senators Bob Bennett and Lisa Murkowski's decisions to lift their hold on David Hayes:
